It's slightly early, but here's my Christmas gift to the group--hope you all are enjoying the holidays! ^_^

Title: Kentucky Fried Christmas
Rating: NC-17
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Katou/Iwaki
Word count: ~5,310
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Prompt: Christmas romance
Summary: Iwaki and Katou spend their first Christmas together.

Author's note: The Harudaki timeline seems a little vague, or maybe I just have a hard time keeping track of it, but I'm picturing this as their first Christmas living together as a couple, when Iwaki is still feeling a little uncertain about their relationship.

Follow the link to my journal...

Title: Forgiveness
Rating: PG
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou
Word count: ~2,080
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Summary: This is a companion piece to Comeback Part 1 and Part 2, which explains how Iwaki came to recommend Kikuchi to the Inside Report director.

Follow the link to my journal: Forgiveness

Title: Where the Wild Lilies Grow (8/10)
Universes: Haru wo Daiteita & Casino Lily
Pairings: Carlo/Magira, Iwaki/Katou, Shouji/Shu Ti Fan
Rating, all over: NC-17
Warnings, all over: Explicit sex and violence. Shameless Romance. This is not an angst-fest.
Word count, this part: 5,800
Notes: List of all chapters over @ IJ here. This fic is for elfflame who wanted me to put Magira in this situation.
Summary: When Carlo comes home from a business trip only to discover that Magira has left him, he has to change the passive way he usually takes when it comes to defending his relationship with the charming, but spoiled young player. Carlo has once offered to wager his entire fortune in exchange for Magira's company. This time, Carlo has to realise that his life might be at stake as well...

( Where the Wild Lilies Grow, Chapter 8/10 )

Title: Place
Prompt: #7, Wind
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou
Rating: G
Note: Some info on kites here - it turns out there’s a prominent kitemaker in Kyoto who shares Yoshizumi’s last name. But that’s something for some other drabble some other time.


“This is fantastic, Yoshizumi-san!” Katou exclaimed, holding up the puppy-shaped kite. Iwaki looked equally pleased with the paper swan that had emerged from his own box. Katou continued, “I can’t wait to try mine out! Too bad there’s no wind today!”

Yoshizumi grinned. “These are Kyoto kites. They’re light enough to fly inside without any wind, if you really can’t wait.”

Katou looked at his puppy, his expression suddenly thoughtful. “I know I said couldn’t wait, but I think I want his first time to be in a park.”

Yoshizumi glanced at Iwaki. Iwaki’s smile was faint but unmistakably loving.

This bunny got spawned by the "jealousy" prompt, but it refused to be confined to a drabble. In fact, it pretty much mugged me and held me captive until I finished drafting it...

Title: Because I Love You More Than I Can Say
Author: bronze_ribbons
Words: ~ 2850
Pairings: Iwaki/Katou (Haru wo Daiteita) and Ryo/Dee (FAKE)
Rating: R
Warnings: Light mention of some kinky stuff
Summary: After so many years, things still aren't simple for our guys.
Notes: A sequel to "Fair to See" (second drabble down). The title's from W.H. Auden's "If I Could Tell You" (*nods to her sister modernists in the comm*).

( When he looks at you -- when he thinks no one else is looking -- he looks like a starving man. )

Title: Turbulence
Universe: Haru wo Daiteita
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou
Word count: 3,400
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: D/s, spanking
Notes: Chatting with lore, I threatened promised to write a sequel if she wrote Iwaki/Katou Mile High Club pr0n, so here it is. Link to Lore's burning hot ficlet 20,000 Feet Sneak if you haven't drooled over it yet.
Summary: Iwaki has one or two minor things he wants to discuss with Katou regarding the consummation of relationships on aeroplanes. Unfortunately for Katou, Iwaki has a quite unexpected physical approach to that debate.

( Turbulence )

Title: 20,000 Feet Sneak
Author: lore
Pairing: Katou/Iwaki (Haru wo Daiteita)
Rating: NC17/NWS
Summary: Katou has urges that won't wait to be satisfied.
Disclaimer: Only borrowing them for a while -- I'll clean them up before I put them back.
Highlight for Warnings: *blow job, frotting*
Author Notes: ~740 words. Thanks to real_life_rosy and snapelike for betaing! Any remaining issues are my own. Feedback or comment of any kind are welcome! Written in honour of the second annual Bring Back the Porn Challenge.


( As Katou slipped beneath the soft blankets )


love, lore

Title: Saganaki
Prompt: #5, Fire
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou
Rating: G
Summary: Yoshizumi invites the guys over for a meal.
Note: Saganaki is a dish in Greek-American restaurants where a pan of cheese is set on fire.

( Saganaki? That sounds like a Japanese city )

Title: Fair to See
Prompt: #5, Fire
Pairings: Ryo/Dee (FAKE) and Iwaki/Katou
Rating: PG
Summary: Sometimes a photograph is a mirror.

( At his desk, Ryo spread out images from the previous night’s hotel bombing. )

Title: Offering His Support
Prompt: #5, fire
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou
Rating: NC-17
Words: 3 x 100
Warnings: no beta
Summary: Katou can only offer his support.


Katou held his breath when the reporter kept talking, making Iwaki more helplessly angry with every word. Angry that every time he thinks he is free, the past catches up and there's nothing Iwaki could do about it. At that moment, Iwaki looks every bit like the cool beauty he is always called as. Katou, knowing him, could see the hurt in the tightly closed fists, the almost unnoticeable strain in his voice. Now he can only offer his hand, but later, in the privacy of their home, he will try to turn the anger into another kind of fire.
( He loves the way... )

Title: Where the Wild Lilies Grow (4/10)
Universes: Haru wo Daiteita & Casino Lily
Pairings: Carlo/Magira, Iwaki/Katou, Shouji/Shu Ti Fan(o_O)
Rating, all over: NC-17
Warnings, all over: Explicit sex and violence. Shameless Romance. This is not an angst-fest.
Word count, this chapter: 3,000
Notes: List of all chapters here. For elfflame who wanted me to put Magira in this situation.
Summary: When Carlo comes home from a business trip only to discover that Magira has left him, he has to change the passive way he usually takes when it comes to defending his relationship with the charming, but spoiled young player. Carlo has once offered to wager his entire fortune in exchange for Magira's company. This time, Carlo has to realise that his life might be at stake as well...

( Where the Wild Lilies Grow 4/10 )

Title: Encore
Prompt: #3, The AV life (life of an Adult Video actor)
Pairing: Katou/Iwaki
Rating: PG
Summary: Iwaki's past won't stay put...

Katou is waiting at the door of Iwaki’s car, arms folded. “Shimizu-san called me. I’m driving.”

Iwaki flings the key at Katou with a wordless snarl. Twenty minutes later, Katou parks the car off a road outside of Tokyo. Looking directly at Iwaki, he says, “Mochimune-san’s offered me the role of Katashi.”

Iwaki smashes his fist against the dashboard and shouts, “Don’t you want to leave that world behind?”

Katou’s gaze is steady. “It’s an incredible role. So’s the one he wrote for you.”

Iwaki weeps with rage, but Katou’s right. And this time Katou’s arms will be around him.

Title: Where the Wild Lilies Grow (3/10)
Universes: Haru wo Daiteita & Casino Lily
Pairings: Carlo/Magira, Iwaki/Katou, Shouji/Shu Ti Fan(o_O)
Rating, all over: NC-17
Warnings, all over: Explicit sex and violence. Shameless Romance. This is not an angst-fest.
Word count, this chapter: : 2,700
Notes: List of all chapters here. For elfflame who wanted me to put Magira in this situation.
Summary: When Carlo comes home from a business trip only to discover that Magira has left him, he has to change the passive way he usually takes when it comes to defending his relationship with the charming, but spoiled young player. Carlo has once offered to wager his entire fortune in exchange for Magira's company. This time, Carlo has to realise that his life might be at stake as well...

( Where the Wild Lilies Grow 3/10 )

Title: Where the Wild Lilies Grow (2/10)
Universes: Haru wo Daiteita & Casino Lily
Pairings: Carlo/Magira, Iwaki/Katou, Shouji/Shu Ti Fan(o_O)
Rating, all over: NC-17
Warnings, all over: Explicit sex and violence. Shameless Romance. This is not an angst-fest.
Word count, this chapter: : 2,500
Notes: List of all chapters here. For elfflame who wanted me to put Magira in this situation.
Summary: When Carlo comes home from a business trip only to discover that Magira has left him, he has to change the passive way he usually takes when it comes to defending his relationship with the charming, but spoiled young player. Carlo has once offered to wager his entire fortune in exchange for Magira's company. This time, Carlo has to realise that his life might be at stake as well...

( Where the Wild Lilies Grow 2/10 )

Title: Where the Wild Lilies Grow (1/10)
Universes: Haru wo Daiteita & Casino Lily
Pairings: Carlo/Magira, Iwaki/Katou, Shouji/Shu Ti Fan(o_O)
Rating, all over: NC-17
Warnings, all over: Explicit sex and violence. Shameless romance - this is not an angst-fest.
Word count, this chapter: : 2,600
Notes: List of all chapters here. For elfflame who wanted me to put Magira in this situation. Thanks to lore for looking this over.
Summary: When Carlo comes home from a business trip only to discover that Magira has left him, he has to change the passive way he usually takes when it comes to defending his relationship with the charming, but spoiled young player. Carlo has once offered to wager his entire fortune in exchange for Magira's company. This time, Carlo has to realise that his life might be at stake as well...

( Where the Wild Lilies Grow 1/10 )

Title: Spillover
Prompt: #2, water
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou, but mainly about Yoshizumi
Rating: PG
Summary: Futurefic. Yoshizumi finally stays at the guys' house...


When a drainpipe underneath his kitchen sink explodes, resulting in food-specked suds and puddles all over the place, Yoshizumi accepts Iwaki and Katou's invitation to stay with them: he can't resist the opportunity to verify Iwaki's claims that Katou's cooking is excellent.

He already knows that they really mean it when they tell him "to make himself at home." So at 1 a.m., when the noises from their bedroom become overly enthusiastic, he merely shakes his head and does what any self-respecting, red-blooded man would do: he heads to their luxurious bathroom and noisily fills the tub with cold water.

Title: A Queer Eyeful
Author: bronze_ribbons
Rating: PG
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou
Summary: The guys discuss a "Peanuts" special.
Words: 250
Note: This is totally lore's fault.

( When Iwaki heard Katou's scream, he instantly rushed to the living room of their hotel suite... )

Title: Suppertime
Author: bronze_ribbons
Prompt: #1, cross-over
Fandoms: Harudaki, Peanuts
Characters: Yoshizumi, Iwaki, Katou, Snoopy
Rating: G
Words: 100
Summary: To each their own...

As the white beagle with black ears strutted, spun, and sashayed around with his supper dish, the three Japanese actors looked on in silence. After he finished his performance with a spectacular somersault off the roof of his doghouse, they politely applauded.

"At last we can pay attention to our meals," Yoshizumi said.

Katou mused, "I've heard that song before. One of my classmates at the Academy performed to it."

Iwaki smiled at Katou. "His energy reminds me of you--"

Yoshizumi dropped his fork with a clatter. "STOP THAT! Can't you wait until I’m done eating to nauseate me?"

Title: As Strong as Life
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita
Author: bronze_ribbons
Rating: PG
Words: ~ 1000

( cut beyond this point for spoilers )

Title: Kimono I: Purple
Pairing: Yukihito/Sawa-san
Warnings: Cross dressing, mentioned D/s
Word count: 200
Notes: A small series of character studies. Prompts inspired by antique kimono, for some odd reason. Prompt for this one: Purple Irotomesode Circa 1900.

( Kimono I: Purple )


Title: Kimono II: Ode to a Black Haori
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou
Word count: 400
Notes: Prompt for this one: Haori, mid 1970s - lining/painting, detail. A haori is a shorter jacket to wear over kimono to protect them.
Summary: Iwaki-san is dressing for a formal occasion.

( Kimono II: Ode to a Black Haori )


Title: Kimono III: Indigo - Blues for a Forgotten Yukata
Pairing: Miyasaka (OFC implied)
Rating: PG
Word count: 300
Notes: Prompt for this one: indigo-dyed yukata. A yukata is a casual kimono.
Summary: Miyasaka reflects on his wrongdoings for a moment.

( Kimono III: Indigo - Blues for a Forgotten Yukata )